CRACK ANALYSIS DEVICE, CRACK ANALYSIS METHOD, AND CRACK ANALYSIS PROGRAM

• US 20180195973A1
• Filed: 07/21/2016
• Published: 07/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yonekawa, Yoko, Kumakura, Nobuyuki, Yamazaki, Takahiko, Yasunami, Shingo
• Granted Patent: US 10,648,922 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/01 Devices or auxiliary means for setting-out or checking the configuration of new surfacing, e.g. templates, screed or reference line supports form rails E01C19/50; Applications of apparatus for measuring, indicating, or recording the surface configuration of existing surfacing, e.g. profilographs E01C23/07 takes precedence; measuring roughness or irregularity in general G01B
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/30 for measuring roughness or irregularity of surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/8858 Flaw counting
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/8861 Determining coordinates of flaws
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/88 Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/8851 Scan or image signal processing specially adapted therefor, e.g. for scan signal adjustment, for detecting different kinds of defects, for compensating for structures, markings, edges G01N21/8806 and G01N21/93 - G01N21/95692 take precedence; optical measurement of dimensions G01B11/00; optical scanning G02B26/10; image transformation G06T3/00; computerised image enhancement G06T5/00; image processing per se for flaw detection G06T7/0002
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/95 characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined G01N21/89 - G01N21/91, G01N21/94 take precedence

Abstract

A crack analysis device includes a captured image acquiring unit, a crack detecting unit, and a crack ratio calculator. The captured image acquiring unit acquires a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface. The crack detecting unit detects cracks in the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image. The crack ratio calculator calculates a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.

Claims

1. A crack analysis device comprising:

a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface;

a crack detecting unit configured to detect cracks of the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image; and

a crack ratio calculator configured to calculate a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.

2. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image generating unit configured to generate a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image;

a position data acquiring unit configured to acquire position data indicating a position at which the captured image is acquired;

an image data storing unit configured to store the cracks-superimposed image in correlation with the position data; and

an image generating unit configured to generate an image for displaying a plurality of cracks-superimposed images.

3. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising a display data preparing unit configured to prepare display data for superimposing and displaying the crack ratio on geographical information in which a route appears.

4. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising a section attribute information input unit configured to acquire section attribute information of a route of which the captured image is acquired,

wherein the crack ratio calculator calculates the crack ratio for each section of the route on the basis of the section attribute information.

5. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, wherein the crack ratio calculator calculates the crack ratio for each of sections into which a road surface is divided with a predetermined area and generates display data in which display is changed for each section on the basis of the calculated crack ratio.

6. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input unit configured to acquire the captured image and crack data indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area which is calculated on the basis of the captured image;

a crack data editing unit configured to generate an editing screen for providing the acquired captured image and display based on the crack data which is editable by a user'"'"'s operation; and

an editing result storing unit configured to store an editing result in response to the user'"'"'s operation.

7. The crack analysis device according to claim 6, wherein the crack data editing unit displays the captured image and a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image for comparison with each other.

8. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising a section attribute information input unit configured to acquire section attribute information including a position of a start point and a position of an end point of a route of which the captured image is acquired,

wherein the captured image acquiring unit acquires the captured image of a target section including at least sections from the position of the start point to the position of the end point.

9. The crack analysis device according to claim 8, further comprising a verification information generating unit configured to generate information for verifying that the crack ratio is calculated on the basis of the target section.

10. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, wherein the crack detecting unit calculates a distance on the road surface from the captured image and calculates a distance at which the captured image is acquired on the basis of the calculated distance.

11. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising a crack shape data editing unit configured to generate a crack shape data editing screen for editing crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks,

wherein the crack ratio calculator calculates the crack ratio on the basis of the edited crack shape data.

12. The crack analysis device according to claim 1, further comprising a square display unit configured to set a display mode of squares indicating subdivisions into which the road surface is divided with a predetermined area and which are used to calculate the crack ratio.

13. A crack analysis method comprising:

a captured image acquiring step of acquiring a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface;

a crack detecting step of detecting cracks of the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image; and

a crack ratio calculating step of calculating a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.

14. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, further comprising:

an image generating step of generating a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image;

a position data acquiring step of acquiring position data indicating a position at which the captured image is acquired;

an image data storing step of storing the cracks-superimposed image in correlation with the position data; and

an image generating step of generating an image for displaying a plurality of cracks-superimposed images.

15. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, further comprising a report table preparing step of preparing a predetermined report table on the basis of the crack ratio.

16. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, further comprising a display data preparing step of preparing display data for superimposing and displaying the crack ratio on geographical information in which a route appears.

17. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, further comprising a section attribute information acquiring step of acquiring section attribute information of a route of which the captured image is acquired,

wherein the crack ratio calculating step includes calculating the crack ratio for each section of the route on the basis of the section attribute information.

18. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, wherein the crack ratio calculating step includes calculating the crack ratio for each of sections into which a road surface is divided with a predetermined area and generating display data in which display is changed for each section on the basis of the calculated crack ratio.

19. The crack analysis method according to claim 13, further comprising:

an input step of acquiring the captured image and crack data indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area which is calculated on the basis of the captured image;

an editing step of generating an editing screen for providing the acquired captured image and display based on the crack data which is editable by a user'"'"'s operation; and

an editing result storing step of storing an editing result in response to the user'"'"'s operation.

20. The crack analysis method according to claim 19, wherein the editing step includes displaying the captured image and a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image for comparison with each other.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a computer program to be executed by the computer to perform:

a captured image acquiring process of acquiring a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface;

a crack detecting process of detecting cracks of the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image; and

a crack ratio calculating process of calculating a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the computer program further performs:

an image generating process of generating a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image;

a position data acquiring process of acquiring position data indicating a position at which the captured image is acquired;

an image data storing step of storing the cracks-superimposed image in correlation with the position data; and

an image generating process of generating an image for displaying a plurality of cracks-superimposed images.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the computer program further performs:

a report table preparing process of preparing a predetermined report table on the basis of the crack ratio.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the computer program further performs:

a display data preparing step of preparing display data for superimposing and displaying the crack ratio on geographical information in which a route appears.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the computer program further performs:

a section attribute information acquiring step of acquiring section attribute information of a route of which the captured image is acquired,

wherein the crack ratio calculating process includes calculating the crack ratio for each section of the route on the basis of the section attribute information.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the crack ratio calculating process includes calculating the crack ratio for each of sections into which a road surface is divided with a predetermined area and generating display data in which display is changed for each section on the basis of the calculated crack ratio.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the computer program further performs:

an input process of acquiring the captured image and crack data indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area which is calculated on the basis of the captured image;

an editing process of generating an editing screen for providing the acquired captured image and display based on the crack data which is editable by a user'"'"'s operation; and

an editing result storing process of storing an editing result in response to the user'"'"'s operation.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the editing process includes displaying the captured image and a cracks-superimposed image in which crack shape data indicating a shape of the cracks is superimposed on the captured image in comparison with each other.